Anyone use VOIP for online gaming?

[ArgentumLupus]

I've tried (and didn't like) play by forum, and I'm getting irritated at how little progress my face to face games make (one group is easily distracted and the other is constantly late), so I was wondering if anyone knew folks whom use VOIP combined with other programs for weekly or biweekly games.

[Liz Courts]

Moved thread.

[harmor]

Have you considered playing with Pathfinder Society games in your area?

As for VOiP using Skype, Ventrillo, or Teamspeak in conjunction with a virtual table top software:

• Map tools (free, Java, Mac & PC)
  
• TTopRPG (free, PC only)
  
• d20 Pro ($10-60, PC, Mac, Linux)
  
• more I'm sure...
  

Is usually what I hear most people doing. Skype is good because you don't need to use a common server. Ventrillo and Teamspeak require a server, either your own to purchase or from a public server (spotty).

I haven't played with VoIP recently, so hopefully someone will come along and add to what we have here.

[archmagi1]

I play almost exclusively in Maptool games with Skype, using a group chat/call (with someone other than the MT host serving the Skype call). There are various forums across the internet where you can hook up with other folks playing on VTT's (virtual table tops); the one i frequent is The Tangled Web.

[DMFTodd]

You'll find a group here that plays Pathfinder Society with VOIP and VTT:
https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!forum/pathfinder-society-onlin e-collective

I've been playing several years now using Maptools and Skype.

[Whosdasht]

harmor wrote:

As for VOiP using Skype, Ventrillo, or Teamspeak

Mumble is much better than Ventrillo or Teamspeak in regards to a VoIP that requires a server.